Folding box.



J. A. WAGNITZ.

FOLDING BOX. APPLIoATIoN FILED APB. 1, 1910.

Patented May 30, 1911.

m f Q JOHN A. WAGNITZ, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF-TO L. A. FRANKEN- BERG, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FOLDING- BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May so, reir.

Application led April 1, 19-10. Serial No. 552,834.

To all .it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing at- Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of folding boxes of that class which are adapted for.use as containers for hats-or other articles. The objects of my invention are' to provide va folding box of this class of simple and inexpensive construction which may be readily converted from a substantially flat blank into a substantial and durable form of box, the walls of which are of sufficient strength and rigidity to retain their proper relative posit-ions; to provide improved means for uniting the folded members of the box and to produce other improvements the details of which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in l the manner illustrated in the accompanying ,25

drawing, in which-l Figure. 1 is a. face view of the blank or box pattern before folding, Fig. 2 is a detail view in perspective of one endv portion of Cthe box, showing the parts thereof partially folded together, Fig. 3 i's a detail view in perspective of the completed box,

and, Fig. 4 is an enlargedcentral vertical ection through one end of the completed Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a single piece 4of paper, cardboard, or similar. material such as is indicated at 1, the

outer urality 'of slits or suitable openings 8. Il

same being cut into the general oblong form indicated in Fig. l of the drawing., By producing in each end of the blank thus formed an incision or cut 2 on each side of the center of the width of the blank, I pro# duce central end tongues or projections 3 which are scored throughout their base portions as indicated at 4. By producing lV- shaped incisionsfor cuts 5in the sides of the blank, the points of said incisions being in alinement with the inner ends of the cuts or incisions 2 and connected with the latter by score lines 6, I form lcorner ears 7 in the ortion of each of which I form a the outer'portion of each of the tongues 3 with a short longitudinal slit or opening 9 and three openings 9Z1 in horizontal lalinement therewith in the body of the blank on the inner side of each of the score lines 4. Between the ends of t-he tongues 3, I form parallel score lines 10,

these score lines being intersectod by similar the center of the blank'. From the points of intersection of the'lines 11 and 10, score lines 12 lead diagonally outward to the recesses 5.

In converting the blank such as herein shown and described, into a box or receptacle such as is shown in Fig. 8 of the drawing, those portions of the blank which are indicated at 13 and which are bounded by the score lines 10 and 11 and the' outer edge of the blank, are bent upward at right angles with the bottom portion 14 of the box, which bottom port-ion forms the center of the blank and is bounded by the score lines 10 and 11. The blank portions 13 when thus turned up, form the sides of the box body. In further constructing the box, those portions of the sides of the blank which extend beyond the score lines 11 and with which are connected the ears 7 are first bent upward at right angles with the box bottom, after which the ears 7 atre turned inward against those portions of the blank which bear the score lines 12. -This being accomplished, the corners of the body of the blankl which carry the score lines 12 are folded on saidvscore lines yand the substantially triangular sections of said corner members are pressed one against 'the other, these triangular members together with the ears 7 being in turn pressed against the end portions 15'of the blank body, which portions form the end walls of the box by being bent at right angles on the score lines 11 between the lines 10. It' will be obbrought. into opposite or registering positions and the sllts 9 of the end iaps are made t register with the outer slits 9a.

In order to Vbend the folded end parts toget-her in the position shown and described and at the same time provide strings or ta es which will serve to bind a cover or li on the box, lI provide at each end of the box a suitable form of string or tape 16 one end of which is knotted asJshown at 16a on the inner side of the lower slit8 of the inner tongue 7. F rom its knotted end the string or tape passes through the lower slit 1n the remaining ear 7 thence outward through the corresponding slit 9a in the end member 15, thence upwardv and inward through the middle slits 9 of the members 15, thence upward over the cuter edge 0f theliap 3 inward and downward through the slit 9, thence outward through the upper slits 8 and 9a. -.The string or tape being drawn taut, it is obvious that the parts thus connectedfwill be bound in close rela,- tionship with each' other, the end flaps 3 being thus held in firm connection with the box ends. In this manner, it will be observed that desired thickness and rigidity is imparted to eachend of t e box, insuring a substantial and rigid bo construction. It

will be understood that those portions of the strings or tapes which depend from the outer sides of the box ends, may be tied to# gether over the ncover or lid of the box, to retain the latter in lace.'

From the foregomg description, it will be seen that simplel and efiicient means are herein provided -for accomplishing the objects o .the invention, but while the -ele-l ments shown and described are well adapted 40 to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understood that the in-v vention is not limited tothe precise con .struction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made with` 45 in the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim, is` A 'folding box formed of a blank having 'substantially straight outside ed es, said blank being scored and folded to orm bottom and main sidel and end members, those vportions of the'blank thatlie withthe angle formed between the end and side members bein diagonally creased, end liaps carried by t e end members and cornerl iiaps sepa? tape which passes through vboth of the corner flaps and through the outside wall' of l the box and is then extended upwardly and passed through t-he inwardly and downwardly` folded Aend flap and thence voutw'a'rdly through the end wall of the box and 65" terminates in a free end.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WAGNITZ. Witnesses: l

C. C. SHEPHERD, A. L. P Imnrs. 

